Surviving or Thriving? A verbal and visual collection of a Canadian/Brit's life in Sweden

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10 years ago today I adopted my cat Tio. Like all relationships, we had our ups and downs. The Horrible 3 Days As I sit and try to one hand type this, Tio curled up in the crook of my arm, heavy and warm and cute, I remember the terrible, horrible, 3 days in 2008…

Today I reversed engineered Stumbled Upon to find inspiration for my post. I found an article by Family on Bikes 50 lessons I wish I had learned earlier. I did not read the post, but I liked the topic. Here are a few lessons I have learned and feel like sharing today. Lesson 1. Most things…

Being 45 is a lot like 17..but there is hopefully more money, generosity of spirit, as well as better wine and food. Thing is, there is less time and more responsibility. Movies and music are the great way to let out your emotions but still be able to blame it on other people’s art. Rainy…

This blog and smartphone are addictive. I already know I have an addiction-wired brain. OCD trich games books movies wine panoramio fb chocolate travel tattoos sadness (but thankfully not drugs). I jump up to check every ewhistle notifying me I have a message. IT wakes me up IT connects me here and to live people.…

The thought occurred to me the other day that I never clarified or explained these mixed emotions for which this website is named. The phrase was “created” after I decided to move to Sweden. I realized that I loved Vancouver and my life there so much that this was a bittersweet move, no matter how…

..which of the two houses I (we) are living in during any given week. C and his ex-wife have a relatively unique situation. When they divorced, they kept the house for the kids, and that is where they live full time. The parents (and now me to a certain extent) move in every 2nd week,…